Crime Dashboard - Mermaid Waters
Queensland • Suburb • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 100 | 818 | 69 |
| motor vehicle | 65 | 1,788 | 87 |
| violent | 64 | 1,736 | 43 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 818 | 896 | -8.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,788 | 1,888 | -5.3% |
| violent | 1,736 | 2,090 | -16.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 8.7% to 818 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.3% to 1,788 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.9% to 1,736 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Mermaid Waters1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 818 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,788 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,736 | 3,419 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Mermaid Waters was 15.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 10.8% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mermaid Waters.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mermaid Waters was 53.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 72.5% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mermaid Waters.
- the rate of violent crime in Mermaid Waters was 49.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 38.6% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mermaid Waters.